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Journeyman
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35018, British India Line, in 1956.
Yes well done.
That was the final one then but I think we’ve got four different answers from four different people haven’t we?
Would you be able to decide between yourselves who sets the next question?
Gloster
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I will pass the honour to someone else.
Loppylugs
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Seeing as it's been a few hours, I'll grab the floor if I may be so bold. Anyway, Gloster's bound to get the answers in five minutes, he usually does.
1) Where were the HQ's of the GWR during world war 2 ?
2) A loco was named after this location. What was it's number ?
3) Which GWR CME was killed by a train ?
4) Where did the accident occur ? (on a railway line will not do!)
5) Which loco was involved ?
6) What year was this ?
As an added bonus with prizes of a Blue Peter badge and a genuine Blankety-Blank cheque -book and pen (very rare):
What was the name, address and phone-number of the train driver who unwittingly committed this foul deed ?
A big clue - his wife's name was Mavis.
1) Where were the HQ's of the GWR during world war 2 ?
2) A loco was named after this location. What was it's number ?
3) Which GWR CME was killed by a train ?
4) Where did the accident occur ? (on a railway line will not do!)
5) Which loco was involved ?
6) What year was this ?
As an added bonus with prizes of a Blue Peter badge and a genuine Blankety-Blank cheque -book and pen (very rare):
What was the name, address and phone-number of the train driver who unwittingly committed this foul deed ?
A big clue - his wife's name was Mavis.
Spamcan81
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3. G J Churchward
4. Swindon
5. 4085 'Berkeley Castle'
6. 1933
4. Swindon
5. 4085 'Berkeley Castle'
6. 1933
Loppylugs
Member
You have 3 & 4 correct.
All correct. Beaten to the punch on the first two so 2 -2 at present. The poor old boy (76 at the time) met his demise six days before Christmas Day.
Loppylugs
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Clue. Trains ferried staff from Paddington to this location for roughly fifty miles.
LSWR Cavalier
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Didcot is about 53 miles from Paddington, or Newbury?
Driver Davis?
Driver Davis?
Loppylugs
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I do like the sound of Mavis Davis !! That deserves the Blankety-Blank cheque-book and pen but sadly I've just flogged it on e-bay.
You are closest with Newbury, which is just a bit too far.
You are closest with Newbury, which is just a bit too far.
Peter Mugridge
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Thatcham?
Loppylugs
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Still a bit too far Peter. Remember, there was a loco named after the actual location which is a few hundred yards from a station on the Reading-Newbury line.
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LSWR Cavalier
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Newbury racecourse?
Loppylugs
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Too far ! I did say roughly 50 miles, just checked it is 44-45.
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LSWR Cavalier
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Thatcham, Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Goring?
Loppylugs
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LSWR Cavalier
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I know Reading is 36 miles from Paddington, I can not think of any more places without looking at a map. Pendon would be too far. Could it be on the High Wycombe line?
Loppylugs
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You did so well with Mavis Davis, now you are struggling. It is between Reading and Newbury, but even if you get the station you still need the building used. A further clue is the loco named after it was a GWR 4-6-0 and entered service in 1936.
LSWR Cavalier
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OK, I cheated, looked at the map and Observers locos. Is it Beenham Grange?
Loppylugs
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Well cheated. The station was Aldermaston and the loco no. 6808. One of the nameplates is in the Swindon Outlet Centre in the old workshops.
Between you, @SteveM70 and @Spamcan81 to sort out who sets the next question. Perhaps Mavis Davis deserves the next go!!
LSWR Cavalier
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Mavis visited the Grimm Museum in Kassel Germany, she got a bit confused because the "Hauptbahnhof" is not the Main Train Station. What is the main station called? There are at least seven ways to get from the main station into town or to 'Hauptbahnhof', what are they? One method is more popular for the journey into town than for the journey back, which method, why?
Gloster
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Train.
Tram-train.
Foot.
Tram-train.
Foot.
Loppylugs
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Mavis used a donkey, horse and pony and trap.
LSWR Cavalier
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At least seven, and a bonus prize for more I had not thought of.
LSWR Cavalier
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@Gloster has three correct. At least three of the methods have two wheels.
Loppylugs
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Bicycle
Moped/Scooter
Skateboard
Moped/Scooter
Skateboard
LSWR Cavalier
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@Loppylugs got three right too, but at least two 'obvious' methods are missing, Kassel has lots of motor vehicles with pneumatic tyres too, sadly. Cycling (city bike, rent it here, leave it there) is popular going into town but not so popular going back, why?
Loppylugs
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Perhaps a motor-bike is another method and is it downhill going into town but uphill on the return?